Heslop's Mr. Rascal 2022 Whole Bunch Shiraz
Raspberry, strawberry, plum, medium body with silky tannins.
Raspberry, strawberry, plum, medium body with silky tannins.
Raspberry, strawberry, plum, medium body with silky tannins.
Vintage Conditions:
Good winter and spring rain followed by La Niña weather patterns resulted in a mild and often wet summer. A challenging year with high disease pressure at flowering, hail storms in early January and rain during harvest. The result is small quantities of most varieties and more elegant styles (fresh fruit flavours and slightly lower alcohol).
Vineyard: Mudgee Ridge Estate, Est. 1966
Altitude: 500m
Harvest: Hand picked
Fermentation: Carbonic maceration (whole bunch fermentation)
Production: Small batch, approx. 960 bottles
Winemakers: Liam and Bob Heslop
Alcohol: 12.5% alc/vol